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Sexting

Joseph Daddario October 17, 2012

"Sexting" is again linked to risky sex among teens, Reuters.com article says that “What they're doing in their offline lives is what they're doing in their online lives.” “One out of every seven...

Moral or Money: The True Reason for CTU Strike

Karina Rivera, Staff Writer October 3, 2012

  In today’s government it is difficult to believe that omissions and bad timings can be purely chance, rather than a scheme. When the teacher strike occurred, one had to wonder of the reasoning...

Courtesy of Mr. Romney

Lina David, Staff Writer October 3, 2012

Mitt Romney – A Retrospect of Remarks   Over the course of this presidential race the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, has made comments that scream racism and a severe disconnection...

Walking the Picket Line with Chicago Teachers

Daniel Williams, Contributing Writer October 3, 2012

For the first time in 25 years, 30,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) went on strike on Sept. 10, 2012. The strike was an historic moment, since Chicago has been ground zero for the education...

Surviving the Dystopia of Intolerance and Blasphemy

Syed Ahad Hussain, Senior Staff Writer October 3, 2012

First it was a novel by “Muslim” British resident author Salman Rushdie, then a Danish editorial cartoon, then an American humorist having fun on Facebook, and now it’s a YouTube video that portrayed...

Tom Cruise and the Price of Scientology

Chris Tormos, Contributing Writer September 20, 2012

  A few weeks ago in a reality far, far away, Tom Cruise was staring at his third set of divorce papers in 12 years. Normally this would be immediately filed under “who cares?” but some...

Exchange Student Experience Can Change Lives

Aleksandra Bomba, Exchange Student September 19, 2012

Students considering the next move in their future career should be aware of opportunities available to them that are both worldly and academic. Studying abroad is a way to build up experience with...

Chick-fil-A or Nay?

Melissa Brand, Staff Writer September 6, 2012

  Photos by Melissa Brand Up until recently, most people in the Chicago area may not have known much about Chick-fil-A. The Georgia-based restaurant chain has 12 stores in Illinois with...

Racism at University at Austin

Christos Liardakis, Assistant Opinions Editor September 6, 2012

  The University of Texas (UT) at Austin has gotten itself into a very precarious position where it will be facing off in the Supreme Court against one Abigail Fisher, a hopeful white student recently...

Mark[ing] My Words…Virtually

Syed Ahad Hussain, Opinions Editor September 6, 2012

  A recent discussion in class really got the old brain juices flowing. The professor gave students an article to analyze and discuss that was written by the CEO of a computer programming and software...

Growing Up in a Time to Wake Up

May 8, 2012

By Nada Jarad, NEIU Alum In 1994, the Rwandan genocide that cost the lives of approximately 800,000 lives occurred while the rest of the world remained silent and proclaimed ignorance. Years later,...

Read my lips, NO TUITION INCREASES!

April 27, 2012

  I began my term as Student Trustee in February 2012. Entering mid-term, amidst a heated debate regarding tuition increases for incoming students and students who have been at NEIU longer than...

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